DirecTV to Launch 4K Tomorrow

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 13, 2014 – On Friday, Nov. 14, DirecTV will begin offering a variety of new releases, popular films and nature documentaries in 4K resolution. DirecTV has teamed up with Samsung as its exclusive CE 4K UHD launch partner. Customers who have DirecTV’s Genie HD DVR will be able to watch 4K programming on supporting 2014 Samsung UHD TVs.

At launch DirecTV will begin offering nearly 20 movies from both Paramount Pictures and K2 Communications with more titles to be announced soon. Movies include:Forrest Gump Star Trek (2009) Amistad The Terminal McLintock! Transformers: Age of Extinction The Last Reef Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs Antarctica Dolphins Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag Dinosaurs Alive! Coral Reef Adventure Space Junk Yellowstone Legends of Flight Rescue The Ultimate Wave Tahiti Mysteries of the Great Lakes

Customers will need an Internet-connected Genie HD DVR (HR34 and above), and a Samsung UHD TV that is DirecTV 4K ready.

AT&T DirecTV launched live 4K HDR coverage of select sporting events this month with its Dec. 14 presentation of the NHL game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vegas Golden Knights, a simulcast of the NHL Network.